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by Construct 16y ago
At the end of the day, you still have to: 1) Make/sell a good product or service at a reasonable price Or 2) Be really, really good at convincing/tricking people into paying for your product/service If you do both 1 and 2 well, you're goi
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by Construct 16y ago
The iPad has a massive touchscreen. I can think of several clever ways to visually 'build' queries by dragging-and-dropping query building blocks, column names, etc. into place. Designing iPad apps around the idea of typing everything in is
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by Construct 16y ago
People are extraordinarily good at learning how to game incentive systems. Even more so when the incentive system is simplified (badges, points, etc.) and the underlying problem is complex (fixing bugs). The risk you run with any game mecha
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by Construct 16y ago
I always wonder if bills like this one which radically alter the structure of our government are proposed in seriousness or merely as a distraction to please certain voters. Obviously, adding a 1% tax on all financial transactions, as this
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by Construct 16y ago
It's far easier to be the person writing and enforcing policies and procedures than it is to be the one who must accomplish something within the bounds of all of those policies. At the last startup I worked for, management loved to hire hea
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by Construct 16y ago
17% may leave their job, but I'm sure many more simply stay put without truly being engaged, all the while collecting a paycheck. Recognition arbitrage, employees claiming credit for the work of others, by corporate-climber types is probabl
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by Construct 16y ago
A Faraday cage is, by definition, a conductive cage. You'll have a hard time getting a conductive material through a metal detector. Your best bet would be to construct a garment from a material which is significantly absorbs/attenuates the
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by Construct 16y ago
FYI, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate the slides. Took me a minute to figure that one out.
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by Construct 16y ago
The term hyperfocus doesn't appear in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the gold standard by which all mental disorders, including ADHD, are officially defined) at all. The term shows 0 results on PubMed, a
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by Construct 16y ago
Nor does the FDA info I quoted say that Modafinil is not a stimulant. Either way, you're arguing semantics and using personal anecdotes as your sources. We've already established that the effects of Modafinil are similar to that of other st
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by Construct 16y ago
It is supposedly hard on the liver. I'd strongly recommend not dosing any medication without a doctor's supervision no matter what, and this is one more reason to avoid going that route.
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by Construct 16y ago
Excellent point, and definitely worth pointing out. It's amazing how many people are quick to self-diagnose ADHD, but have no problem spending hours on their hobbies or interesting projects. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in
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by Construct 16y ago
The Physician's Drug Reference (PDR) is not the last word on this. It is literally just a desk reference, as the name implies. It isn't meant to be a definitive guide to medications. It is meant to be a quick and easy way for physicians to
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by Construct 16y ago
Arguing that Modafinil is not a stimulant is like arguing that alcohol is not a drug. Sure, you can twist words and definitions, but all you're doing is re-drawing the cutoff line between what is and what is not a stimulant. Modafinil is no
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by Construct 16y ago
Taking Modafinil will not make you smarter, but it will heavily diminish the negative effects of sleep deprivation. Remember, the primary indications for this medication are narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and excessive daytime sleepiness. It also
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by Construct 16y ago
Modafinil is most certainly a stimulant. Its mode of action isn't identical to that of Adderall (amphetamine) and Ritalin (methylphenidate) but then again neither is that of caffeine, but it is still a stimulant. Adderall and Ritalin increa
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by Construct 16y ago
This sounds delicious, thanks for the advice. Do you ever have problems with pests?
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by Construct 16y ago
It creates a conflict of interest for the attorneys. It sets a precedent that wealthy people can receive faster treatment from the SEC. Of course, the SEC tends to investigate people who have made large amounts of money through potentially
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by Construct 16y ago
Good point. Motorcycle engines, with their smaller cylinder sizes and thus lower combustion chamber surface area vs. volume, have a much easier time cooling their cylinders and heads. This reduces hot spotting, making it easier to get away
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by Construct 16y ago
They weren't specifically collecting this information. They were collecting packets that happened to come their way. Combine enough packets, and in some cases you'll find emails and URLs and password.
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by Construct 16y ago
This quote is taken out of context. Google was not specifically collecting emails, URLs, and passwords. They were collecting packets. Collect enough packets, and you will wind up with emails, URLs, and passwords in the data. From the articl
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by Construct 16y ago
With a compression ratio of 14:1, it will be interesting to see if this car requires 91+ Octane (Premium Unleaded). Higher compression ratios are a great way of squeezing more power out of the same amount of gasoline, but raising the compre
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by Construct 16y ago
Whenever I deal with SVG these days I use Google's svgweb project for near-universal compatibility: http://code.google.com/p/svgweb/ It uses native rendering when available, but falls back to a flash plugin that emulates SVG support when
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by Construct 16y ago
Even worse, many manager-types tend to be hands-off when everything is going well but are quick to seize upon failures or shortcomings as they come up. This has the unfortunate side effect of encouraging employees to keep a low profile and
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by Construct 16y ago
Try the Pomodoro Technique. Give yourself 25 minutes to focus, and absolutely force yourself not to do anything else but the task at hand. No exceptions. When the 25 minutes are up, you have 5 minutes to relax and unwind. Force yourself to
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by Construct 16y ago
I doubt anyone will argue that officers aren't owed a reasonably large salary in exchange for their training, the risks they take and their accumulated experience. However, it is unreasonable to be giving near 100% raises over 2 year period
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by Construct 16y ago
I have no doubt the training is difficult and perhaps it is a tough field to break into, but neither of those facts can justify near 100% pay increases over 2 years. They are very obviously gaming the system in their last year before retire
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by Construct 16y ago
It's better in the sense that it takes 10 seconds from start to finish. If your goal is instead to block the ads completely, I still prefer to use AdBlock Pro and let them manage the block list, rather than clutter up my hosts file.
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by Construct 16y ago
Great write-up on the thought process of solving this problem. Bit tricks like these are one of the reasons I love working on a few microcontroller projects each year. It's too easy to get lazy and sloppy when you have multiple GB of RAM an
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by Construct 16y ago
On the first day of my first job out of college, the sales engineer of the company took me out to lunch to give me some career advice. He said the best thing he ever did for his career was not learning how to code. Apparently he had graduat

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